Environment/Science
Environment/Science
Washington, Apr 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The World Bank Group has announced plans to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy – enough to power 150 million homes – to the world’s energy capacity, bring early warning systems to 100 million people and develop climate-smart agriculture investment plans for at least 40 countries – all by 2020. more
Fiji: UN warns of flooding as cyclone-battered country braces for another storm

New York, Apr 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Less than two months after Tropical Cyclone Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji, the country is bracing for the impact of another storm, the ...

Behemoth Black Hole found in an unlikely place

California, Apr 7 (IBNS) Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking super massive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely p ...

NASA progresses towards SpaceX resupply mission to Space Station

California, Apr 5 (IBNS): NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 8. NASA Television c ...

John Grunsfeld announces retirement from NASA

California, Apr 6 (IBNS) John Grunsfeld will retire from NASA Apr 30, capping nearly four decades of science and exploration with the agency.

CSE deliberates on excreta management during India Water Week

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Even as cities plan for water supply sourced from locations that are far, they forget about managing the waste-the excreta and sludge that is generated, said an obse ...

No shortage of Power for West Bengal: NTPC

New Delhi. Apr 4 (IBNS) There is a dip in the water level at Farakka Feeder Canal due to diversion of water to Bangladesh as per the international treaty and as a result, NTPC said it has be ...

Moon thought to play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field: Study

London, Apr 4 (IBNS) The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects people from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun.

NASA, Japan make ASTER Earth data available at no cost

Washington, Apr 2 (IBNS) All Earth imagery from a prolific Japanese remote sensing instrument operating aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft since late 1999 is now available to users everywhere ...

India to ratify COP 21 Global Climate agreement on Apr 22: Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS) Reasserting India’s commitment to carbon emission reduction and sustainable development, Union Environment, Forests & Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on S ...